Cessna 414 accident near Kernville, CA
On May 19, 1996, a Cessna 414 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kernville, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 19, 1996
- Place
- Kernville, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.729°N, 118.389°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05802
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 19, 1996, at 1018 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 414, N111AH, impacted mountainous terrain at the 7,000-foot elevation, 6 miles west of Kernville, California. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight had departed Meadows Field at Bakersfield, California, at 1000 and was destined for Kernville. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight, and the mountains near the accident site were reported obscured in clouds. An acquaintance of the pilot and her husband, who are private pilots, have flown extensively with the pilot and were passengers on two prior segments of the trip. She reported that on Friday afternoon, May 17, they departed Apple Valley about 1600 and went to Fox Field at Lancaster to attend a Shrine event that evening. They left Lancaster about 2200 Friday night and flew to Bakersfield for another Shrine event on Saturday. On Sunday morning they were supposed to fly to the next Shrine event at Wofford Heights near Kernville, California; however, the pilot had checked the weather and, because of high winds and turbulence, he arranged to have his passengers driven to Wofford Heights. He told them that he would fly over and meet them there if the weather permitted him to land, otherwise would fly directly home to Apple Valley. When he did not show up at Wofford Heights they were not concerned thinking that he had over flown it. This acquaintance reported that the pilot was "quiet all weekend", and that Saturday night he reported not feeling well. Another person, who was in contact with the
Probable cause
VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from rising/mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
